Marshall Fields Tarragon Chicken Salad Food

MARSHALL FIELD'S CHICKEN SALAD (WITH SANDWICH VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Mix all dressing ingredients together in large bowl.
• Add chicken, green onion, pecans, and grapes if you are using them. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on plates and top each with a scoop of salad.
• Chef's Note: Cook up your chicken breast nice and tender by poaching or boiling. I shred my chicken the easy way using the plastic blade in my food processor and just giving it a few short pulses.

BLUEBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients except olive oil. Slowly whisk in olive oil to make an emulsion; set aside.
• For salad: Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss to coat thoroughly. Taste and adjust seasonings, if needed. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to a day. Serves 6.

TARRAGON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, apple, celery, and onions in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, tarragon, parsley, chives, salt and pepper. Pour dressing over the chicken mixture and stir to combine. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, lightly dress arugula with olive oil. Serve chicken salad on a bed of arugula and top with cashews.

MARSHALL FIELD'S TARRAGON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, dried tarragon, salt and pepper well.
• Refrigerate if made up before assembling the salad.
• Place raisins in water to cover for 15 or 20 minutes.
• Drain and dry on a paper towel.
• Tear chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Add raisins to chicken pieces.
• Add enough mayonnaise mixture to moisten chicken well.
• Mix well.
• Refrigerate until serving.

TARRAGON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• *Poach the chicken breasts in some chicken stock and fresh herbs (parsley, basil etc.) for added flavor.
• Mix all ingredients and chill for 1 hour.
• Serve on a good whole grain bread or on a bed of lettuce.
• This is a good basic recipe that you could add other things to,such as chopped apples, grapes, walnuts, pecans...whatever you wanted really!

MARSHALL FIELD'S TURKEY SALAD ORIENTAL

Steps:

• Cook the pasta to al dente in salted boiling water.
• Drain, rinse and cool.
• Combine the pasta, turkey, green onions, carrots and sesame seeds in a large bowl.
• In a sauce pan, combine the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, peanut butter, sugar, ginger and red pepper flakes.
• Heat the mixture til just about to boil, stirring to make sure the peanut butter is completely melted.
• Cool.
• Pour the cooled dressing over the salad and toss well to combine.
• Taste for seasoning, chill or serve at room temperature.
• Garnish with sliced green onions if desired.
• Packs well.